Gants blog: Live blog from Gants’ SJC hearing

There will be history in the making this morning as Lawyers Weekly attempts to live blog from Supreme Judicial Court nominee Ralph D. Gants’ hearing before the Governor’s Council.

Last month, Gov. Deval L. Patrick selected Gants to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of SJC Justice John M. Greaney.

While most observers expect Gants to sail through the hearing with little difficulty, the bottom line is that you never know what’s going to happen at these hearings.

One thing working in Gants’ favor is that outspoken Governor’s Councilor Mary-Ellen Manning seems to be a fan.

“Ralph Gants is a mensch, and the bench needs a mensch,” she said in this Dec. 8 article. “It may turn out that I vote against him because there have been plenty of people I like and know that I voted against, but I have a lot of respect for him.”

Check into The Docket this morning for frequent updates from the hearing.